I’m sure you here people moaning all the time about how they can’t stop Slicing the ball into trouble, keep Hooking it Out Of Bounds or just can’t seem to hit the ball very far, etc, etc. Of Course there are some other elements involved in solving these problems but having the Correct Golf Grip is one of the most critical fundamentals that you need to address, as without it your Golf is doomed!

If you follow Golf at all, then you will have heard or read some of the Greatest Teachers and Players of golf comment on the importance of having the Correct Golf Grip. Here are just a few examples to give you some idea of how much respect these guys have for significance of having the Correct Golf Grip:

Tommy Armour "The basic factor in all good Golf is the Grip. Get it right, and all other progress follows."

Ben Hogan: "Good Golf begins with a good Grip."

Arnold Palmer: "The Grip is the crucial junction point from which all the body’s strength and rhythm are transmitted to the club."

Gary Player: "Without a proper Grip no player can expect to hit accurate shots with even a fair degree of consistency."

If you were to ask any of the Top Tour Professionals, who participate in weekly Pro-ams year in year out, to comment on their amateur playing partners Grips, the majority would tell you that there are fewer Correct Golf Grips out there than Faulty ones.

So what is a Correct Golf Grip?

There are many different styles, tips, books and secrets out there, telling you what the Correct Golf Grip is, and many of these may well work. As with many aspects of Golf there are many different styles which if understood and feel comfortable to you, will help you to maximize your potential and enjoy playing better Golf.

The important thing, is to remember Golf’s absolute challenge, which is to solve the problem of Distance and Direction. Hypothetically if one was to completely Master these challenges, i.e. you knew exactly how far you were going to hit it and exactly how far it was going to travel then surely you would only need one shot a hole!! Of Course, this is unlikely to ever happen when you have to consider that we are Human after all and Mother Nature will always have something to say.

So back to the question, What is the Correct Golf Grip! ?, in simple terms, the Correct Golf Grip is the one which will allow to hit the most good shots and more specifically the one which will help you to achieve the challenges of Distance and Direction.

Have you heard of the Vardon Overlapping Grip?

A man called Harry Vardon, who was one of the games great players invented what is now called the Vardon Overlapping Grip, which is used (or a slight variation of) by the majority of World Class Golfers. He had large fingers and strong hands and anyone with those attributes will undoubtedly see this as the Correct Golf Grip for them. Even if you consider yourself to have small weaker hands, just a few minor adjustments will also give you the Correct Golf Grip.